Vanderburgh County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Vanderburgh County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 117 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Vanderburgh County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
90,044
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
179,908
people in Vanderburgh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,938
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Vanderburgh County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,766 jobs), information (+407 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,357 jobs), professional & technical (−531 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Vanderburgh County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Golden Corral Closures Draw Attention, but No New Indiana Shutdowns Confirmedhoosierenquirer · Oct 3, 2026
New AI initiative visits Evansville to boost workforceEyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) on MSN · Oct 2, 2026

Learn and get funded in Vanderburgh County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Vanderburgh County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
266
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Vanderburgh County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 14, 2026	RESRG AutomotiveTakes effect Jun 6, 2026	Evansville	266	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Vanderburgh County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Old National Bank13 open roles
Deaconess Health System9 open roles
Deaconess Homecare7 open roles
Tutor Perini7 open roles
State of Indiana6 open roles
Maximus5 open roles
Deaconess Health System4 open roles
Deaconess Homecare3 open roles
Reckitt Benckiser Group3 open roles
Ascension2 open roles

Colleges in Vanderburgh County

Colleges in Vanderburgh County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
University of Evansville	Evansville	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Vanderburgh County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Indiana? How to file for unemployment in Indiana (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Grow Southwest Indiana Workforce Board
Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

WorkOne Southwest - Evansville
Evansville · Comprehensive · 812-424-4473
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm; Wed 10:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Vanderburgh County

Evansville117 jobs

Other Indiana counties

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Indiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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